“I’m not a supporter of tanks with track wheels,” Craig says. “They wouldn’t have any place in urban policing. However armored-style vehicles have and are used at every police department I’ve ever worked including the Detroit Police Department.”

But the Craig says he believes citizens will understand the importance of police not being outgunned in dangerous situations

“I don’t think there’s any community member that would look sideways at an officer who was under attack by a heavily-armed suspect. They would want you to be able to address that threat with equal strength. But again we recognize that we are a community-based police agency centered on trust. That matters to us,” Craig says.

Craig tells WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter that similar circumstances erupted when the Chief was a member of the police force in Los Angeles.

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